Overview of Guide & New Directions Resources An Overview of Guide New Directions: Strategies for Implementation--Tools for Action Guide The Strategies for Implementation--Tools for Action Guide provides valuable resources for implementing the recommendations, ideas, and promising practices contained in New Directions. The section on Global Strategies for Implementation suggests approaches for justice system agencies, victim service providers, allied professionals, public policymakers, and interested citizens to consider when beginning the challenging task of implementing the many innovative programs, policies, and recommendations highlighted in New Directions on the local, State, Tribal, national, and international levels. The section on Suggested Events To Promote New Directions identifies key first steps that can be undertaken to launch implementation efforts such as creating a statewide task force, sponsoring a community forum, and dedicating a conference plenary session. The Tools for Public Speaking section includes a sample speech and suggested talking points that can be used when making presentations about New Directions. The section entitled Camera-Ready Resources provides useful overheads formatted for reproduction to enhance speaker presentations, and camera-ready public awareness pocket cards that can be reproduced and distributed as handouts at a variety of professional training and community education events. The section entitled Getting the Word Out About New Directions contains a variety of tools to increase public awareness, including a sample opinion/ editorial column, press release, and newsletter article. Sample letters encouraging criminal justice agencies, allied professional associations, and public officials to take decisive action to implement New Directions are also provided in this section. While New Directions contains nearly 450 pages of information, it can seem overwhelming to some first-time readers. Therefore, an Index is provided in this Guide for easy access to information contained in New Directions. In addition, the section entitled Master List of New Directions Recommendations provides a comprehensive overview of recommendations contained in each of New Directions' 18 chapters, formatted by chapter for distribution. Also included is a videotape and accompanying discussion guide about New Directions. The Office for Victims of Crime supported the development of the New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century videotape to serve as an introduction and overview of New Directions. The videotape will be distributed widely and as a result, the final section of this Guide provides suggested discussion questions for a variety of viewing audiences. New Directions Resources Available from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime In addition to the New Directions Report, a variety of informative New Directions-related resources have been developed to assist professionals and volunteers working on the State and national levels to implement the recommendations and promising practices identified in New Directions. The report and its companion resources are described below and are available from the Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC), a component of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century A comprehensive report about victims' rights and services that chronicles the extraordinary accomplishments in this field and outlines what we, as a society and global community, should strive to achieve for crime victims in the 21st century. (NCJ 170600), 441 pp. Mailing fee: $6 per report for First Class Postage; $4 per report for Book Rate Postage. New Directions: Strategies for Implementation--Tools for Action Guide The Strategies for Implementation--Tools for Action Guide, in conjunction with the New Directions Report and its companion videotape, is intended to explain the goals and concepts behind New Directions and to provide tools for implementing its recommendations. (NCJ 179558), 100 pp. Up to five Implementation Guides are available free of charge. For orders of six or more, please call OVCRC to obtain mailing fees. New Directions Videotape Remarks by Kathryn M. Turman, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, are included on this videotape produced specifically to highlight the global challenges for comprehensive victim services in the 21st century presented in the New Directions Report. (NCJ 178283), 18 minutes. Up to five videotapes are available free of charge. For orders of six or more, please call OVCRC to obtain mailing fees. New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century Bulletins Individual chapters of New Directions have been reprinted to target specific professional communities and issues. Up to five bulletins are available free of charge. For orders of six or more, please call OVCRC to obtain mailing fees. To obtain copies of the resources listed above, contact OVCRC at (800) 627-6872 or write to NCJRS, User Services, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD, 20849-6000. Please note that while New Directions and its companion resources are available free of charge, a mailing fee for some resources may be imposed. New Directions Resources (with the exception of the video) are also available online by accessing OVC's World Wide Web site: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc. ---------------------------- Titles of Bulletins and Order Numbers: o New Directions Bulletin 1 of 19: Executive Summary (NCJ 172811) o New Directions Bulletin 2 of 19: Victims' Rights (NCJ 172812) o New Directions Bulletin 3 of 19: Law Enforcement (NCJ 172813) o New Directions Bulletin 4 of 19: Prosecution (NCJ 172814) o New Directions Bulletin 5 of 19: Judiciary (NCJ 172815) o New Directions Bulletin 6 of 19: Corrections (NCJ 172816) o New Directions Bulletin 7 of 19: Victim Assistance Community (NCJ 172817) o New Directions Bulletin 8 of 19: Health Care Community (NCJ 172818) o New Directions Bulletin 9 of 19: Mental Health Community (NCJ 172819) o New Directions Bulletin 10 of 19: Legal Community (NCJ 172820) o New Directions Bulletin 11 of 19: Education Community (NCJ 172821) o New Directions Bulletin 12 of 19: Faith Community (NCJ 172822) o New Directions Bulletin 13 of 19: Business Community (NCJ 172823) o New Directions Bulletin 14 of 19: News Media Community (NCJ 172824) o New Directions Bulletin 15 of 19: Crime Victims' Compensation (NCJ 172829) o New Directions Bulletin 16 of 19: Restitution (NCJ 172825) o New Directions Bulletin 17 of 19: Civil Remedies (NCJ 172826) o New Directions Bulletin 18 of 19: Child Victims (NCJ 172827) o New Directions Bulletin 19 of 19: International Perspective (NCJ 172828)